Ulster Unionist Councillor Ryan McCready has condemned those behind a recent spate of hoax bomb alerts in Londonderry and the disruption they have caused.

Ryan McCready said:

“Recent days have brought a number of bomb alerts in various parts of Londonderry, and I condemn every single one of them unreservedly.

“This is a very serious issue in our city, seeking to disrupt our way of life. Last week an SDLP office was targeted in the Waterside, today it was a shopping centre and also the Fountain Primary School in the Cityside.

“Any individual or group who would engage in such activity has nothing to offer this City or this society. We are all trying to emerge from Covid and get back to some kind of normality. We have to get the local economy back up and running again. People want to visit shops and children want to get back to their schools. All they want to do is to lead normal lives and I am committed to working to help them do exactly that.”